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'Cupid' Trivia Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the show 'Cupid' that aired on ABC for just one season. If anyone remembers this show and loved it like I did, this quiz is for you!

A multiple-choice quiz by Marte. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Marte

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
46,187

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
189

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which actor played the main character on the show, who believed himself to be Cupid? Hint

Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Irons

John Cusack

Jeffrey D. Sams

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who sings the show's theme song and what is it called? Hint

The Go-Go's, 'Unforgiven'

Prince, 'Diamonds and Pearls'

ABBA, 'Dancing Queen'

The Pretenders, 'Human'

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the psychiatrist character played by Paula Marshall?

Answer: (One Word, first name only)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which singer played a character on the show who was looking for her childhood sweetheart and wound up with his brother instead? Hint

Whitney Houston

Lisa Loeb

Fiona Apple

Stevie Nicks

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Question 5 of 10

5. Though he was an aspiring actor, what did Jeffrey D. Sams' character do to pay the rent? Hint

He was a waiter.

He was a bartender.

He was a stripper.

He was a motivational speaker.

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Question 6 of 10

6. What did Travis do in one episode that caused his roommate to miss an important audition? Hint

He accidentally used all the gas in his car.

He wrote the time of the audition in Roman numerals.

He refused to cover his roommate's shift at the bar.

He wrote all the information about the audition in disappearing ink.

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was surprising about the English professor Claire was friends with who eventually fell in love with a woman who worked in the cafeteria at his school? Hint

He was a virgin.

He couldn't read.

He was a transsexual.

He had a child.

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Question 8 of 10

8. In one episode Travis encountered a man who strongly believed he was a fictitious character, much as Travis did. Who did the man believe he was?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which city was the show set? Hint

New York, NY

Los Angeles, CA

Boston, MA

Chicago, IL

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which actress played a character who Travis eventually slept with, thus breaking his pact with Zeus that he'd bring together 100 couples before sleeping with anyone his own self? Hint

Lara Flynn Boyle

Sherilyn Fenn

Paula Marshall

Courteney Cox

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which actor played the main character on the show, who believed himself to be Cupid?

Answer: Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Piven played the charming Travis, who was being treated for his 'delusion' that he was Cupid.

2. Who sings the show's theme song and what is it called?

Answer: The Pretenders, 'Human'

They play this song on the radio every once in a while, and it's on the Pretenders' latest album.

3. What was the name of the psychiatrist character played by Paula Marshall?

Answer: Claire

Paula Marshall has gone on to play various roles in shows like 'Snoops' and 'Sports Night'.

4. Which singer played a character on the show who was looking for her childhood sweetheart and wound up with his brother instead?

Answer: Lisa Loeb

Travis took her to her childhood neighborhood to find her crush, but she wound up finding his brother and realized he'd been the one with feelings for her all along.

5. Though he was an aspiring actor, what did Jeffrey D. Sams' character do to pay the rent?

Answer: He was a bartender.

He tended bar at the bar downstairs from the apartment he shared with Travis.

6. What did Travis do in one episode that caused his roommate to miss an important audition?

Answer: He wrote the time of the audition in Roman numerals.

Travis meant the audition was at 2:00, but he wrote it in Roman numerals, so it appeared that the audition was at 11:00 (II:00).

7. What was surprising about the English professor Claire was friends with who eventually fell in love with a woman who worked in the cafeteria at his school?

Answer: He was a virgin.

Claire originally took him to her singles' group to find someone after he revealed at a dinner party that he was still a virgin.

8. In one episode Travis encountered a man who strongly believed he was a fictitious character, much as Travis did. Who did the man believe he was?

Answer: Don Quixote

The man was revealed to be in deep depression about the death of his wife, and he apparently believed he was Don Quixote and that Travis was his legendary sidekick, Sancho Panza.

9. In which city was the show set?

Answer: Chicago, IL

Plenty of Chicago landmarks were featured in various episodes of the show.

10. Which actress played a character who Travis eventually slept with, thus breaking his pact with Zeus that he'd bring together 100 couples before sleeping with anyone his own self?

Answer: Sherilyn Fenn

Although Claire and Travis had an ongoing flirtation, he never wound up sleeping with her....but who knows what would've happened had the show lasted longer. :)

Source: Author Marte

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